

You can choose the file system and volume label (drive name) first. Once you have the right drive selected, you can go through the options. It also detected all of our included card readers, so you'll want to be sure to check the drop-down box to select the proper drive.

In our tests, we used a SanDisk Cruzer 32GB thumb drive.

Insert the flash drive you want to format before using it, and HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool will detect your USB drive. WARNING: After running this low level format tool, the whole disk surface will be erased.ĭata restoration is impossible after using this utility!ĭownload Windows Installer (most people will want this option): HDD Low Level Format Tool ver.4.40 setupĭownload Windows Executable (works without installation): HDD Low Level Format Tool ver.4.HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool is a free, portable app to format or make your USB drive a startup disk.īe sure to run this app as administrator or access to your drive will be denied. Will also work with any USB and FIREWIRE external drive enclosuresĪs well as SD, MMC, MemoryStick and CompactFlash media.Īn option to quickly wipe partitions and MBR data is available. It can erase and Low-Level Format a SATA, IDE, SAS, SCSI or SSD hard disk drive. This HDD Low Level Format utility is free for home use.

HDD Low Level Format Tool is a utility for low-level hard disk drive formatting. If you are looking for a commercial license for 3 or more seats (PCs), please contact us and we will provide a discount. $27.00 per seat for commercial or professional use: Order Commercial license.Just $3.30 for personal/home use (no speed limit): Order Personal license.Free for personal/home use (speed is capped at 180 GB per hour which is 50 MB/s).
